For both the RAPD
markers ‘Cur 01’ and ‘Cur 02’, the sequence alignment data revealed
100% similarity between sequences obtained from C. zedoaria, C.
malabarica and the market sample II. Nucleotide sequence of ‘Cur 01’
consisted of 593 bp with 40.30% G+C content (A=174; C=151;
G=88; T=180). The length of the ‘Cur 02’ obtained was 377 bp with
36.87% G+C content (A=111; C=62; G=77; T=127). Blast results
revealed that both the DNA sequences shared only partial homology
with known plant nucleotide sequence.